Korean major shipping lines including HMM, Sinokor and H-Line Shipping have partnered to move forward with plans to develop nuclear-powered merchant ships.
More specifically, an agreement was signed to establish a cooperative basis for future commercialisation through the development and demonstration of atomic technology for large ship propulsion with a focus on molten salt reactors (MSRs).
The parties also agreed to work on promoting the safety of maritime-nuclear power system operation, as well as designing the related regulatory framework.
At the beginning of January, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) informed that it completed the conceptual design for the compact molten salt reactor (CMSR) power barge, a floating facility for offshore nuclear power plants, receiving basic certification from the American Bureau of Shipping.
CMSR power barge is a new concept power generation facility that supplies electricity and thermal energy generated by small molten salt reactor technology at sea to land.
